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Air Canada Crash at LaGuardia Kills Two Pilots, Injures 41

4/6/2026

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Investigators examine a LaGuardia collision on March 22 between an Air Canada flight and a fire truck, killing pilots Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther.
The National Transportation Safety Board is probing whether an air traffic controller left their console to answer an emergency line before the crash.
Ground radar did not detect the fire truck because it lacked a transponder, and LaGuardia's accident in over 30 years left 41 injured.

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Story summary

Investigators examine a LaGuardia collision on March 22 between an Air Canada flight and a fire truck, killing pilots Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther.
The National Transportation Safety Board is probing whether an air traffic controller left their console to answer an emergency line before the crash.
Ground radar did not detect the fire truck because it lacked a transponder, and LaGuardia's accident in over 30 years left 41 injured.